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    Area of Science:

    • Optical microscopy
    • Nanotechnology
    • Surface science

    Background:

    • Near-field scanning optical microscopy (NSOM) offers high resolution.
    • Reflection NSOM is crucial for analyzing opaque samples.
    • Understanding probe-sample interactions is key to improving NSOM.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To demonstrate reflection near-field scanning optical microscopy with asymmetric detector orientation.
    • To investigate the impact of detector orientation on image formation.
    • To analyze the influence of probe-sample interactions, polarization, and sample reflectivity.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilizing reflection near-field scanning optical microscopy.
    • Employing an asymmetric detector orientation.
    • Systematically varying probe-sample interactions, polarizations, and sample reflectivity.

    Main Results:

    • Detector orientation introduces shadowing effects, contrary to naive expectations.
    • Shadowing is dependent on the optical properties of the sample.
    • Achieved a lateral resolution of 40 nm for metallic test patterns.

    Conclusions:

    • Asymmetric detector orientation in reflection NSOM provides valuable contrast mechanisms.
    • The observed shadowing is an optically dependent phenomenon.
    • This technique enables high-resolution imaging of nanostructures.